Civil Rights in a Northern City: Philadelphia > Desegregation of Girard College

Press conference with NAACP President Roy Wilkins

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Transcription

https://digital.library.temple.edu/digital/collection/p15037coll2/id/74/rec/31

Date

1965-08-05

Description

Original description: Wilkins." Footage of a press conference with NAACP President Roy Wilkins. Wilkins comments on the efforts to desegregate Girard College and the nature of the protest tactics. Also offers comments on the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965."

Subjects

Schools

Segregation

Civil rights

Demonstrations

Legislation

Press conferences

Geographic Subject

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Organization

Girard College

Orphans' Court (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Notes

Sound begins at 00:04 mark.

Format

Video

Type

Video and Film

Rights

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Contact

scrc@temple.edu

Digital Collection

Urban Archives Film and Video

Civil Rights in a Northern City

Desegregation of Girard College

Repository

Temple University Libraries, Urban Archives

Digital Publisher

Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries

Identifier

KYW19650805_03